Chapter 63: Bloodline Combat Skill — Six Ears!!
[Cangying Academy Progress: 73%]
[Youlan Academy Progress: 100%]
Under the watchful eyes of countless viewers, Lian Xing, “Strongest Moonlight Rabbit,” and the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer stood in the center of the empty Colosseum. Almost the entire map had been flattened before them, the desolate landscape shrouded in swirling mist and steam.
Seeing this unreal scene, the livestream chat fell silent.
Could it be that Cangying Academy’s journey this year was already over?
Meanwhile, in the Cangying Academy instance, tears streamed down the faces of the team members, their eyes red with disbelief. Only the captain, the girl with bobbed hair, remained impassive, her pet beast still fighting with all its might. As if she hadn’t seen the results, she commanded Crimson Cherry Blossom Chord to attack, quickly eliminating the remaining monsters.
“Captain, that’s enough…”
“It’s over…” one of the team members said, her voice choked with tears, unable to bear the sight.
A dozen seconds later, when all the monsters had been killed, and no new ones spawned, the girl finally stopped, her body slumping as if all her strength had drained away. She sighed softly.
“Let’s go home…”
This year was her final year at the academy.
In the end, she hadn’t achieved the title of Ten Greats, and Cangying Academy hadn’t become a top academy.
Cangying Academy’s journey had ended prematurely.
The outcome of this battle had exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Strongest Moonlight Rabbit had no weaknesses!!!
Whether it was Unlimited mode or single pet deployment, it made no difference to her!!!
Thus, Youlan Academy’s first team advanced to the main tournament!!
And the highly anticipated Cangying Academy was eliminated in the second round of qualifiers…
The battle ended, the livestream closed—
Looking at the golden-haired girl with buns standing up from her battle device, even her teammates from Youlan Academy were speechless. Although Lian Xing had pulled off several upsets before…
Instantly surpassing Cangying Academy’s captain, Crimson Cherry Blossom Chord’s, progress after dozens of minutes of fighting, and single-handedly defeating the two Commander-Tier bosses of Bloody Colosseum…her true strength was still unbelievable. They couldn’t easily accept this absurd reality.
“So…I’m done here, right?”
“I have some business to attend to~~~” Lian Xing turned and asked as she reached the door.
Hearing this, the Dean of Youlan Academy was taken aback. “Lian Xing, you’re not attending the celebration party?” she asked, her expression puzzled.
“Ah, leave those formalities to you guys. I’ll pass. After all the main tournament is coming soon. I need to prepare, right?”
“With our current level, we might not be able to win against the Ten Greats academies, right?”
“Y-You’re right…” The Dean was speechless, nodding hastily in agreement.
With only a week left until the official start of the Academy League, Lian Xing was still working tirelessly to improve their team, even giving up her well-deserved glory and celebration. How touching…!!!
As Lian Xing’s stocking-clad legs disappeared from sight, the Dean once again felt…
That her three Commander-Tier crystals had been well spent!!!
Two days had passed since the second round of qualifiers.
Both Youlan Academy teams had successfully qualified. Unlike the first team, which had faced White Maple Academy’s second team and Cangying Academy’s main team, the second team had been lucky enough to draw two bottom-ranked teams, easily advancing to the main tournament.
Compared to last year’s disastrous performance, the Youlan Academy students were ecstatic. Almost every forum thread was discussing Lian Xing.
Instantly killing the two Commander-Tier bosses, eliminating Cangying Academy’s main team, Strongest Moonlight Rabbit Lian Xing became an overnight sensation, her alluring legs captivating everyone!!
Lian Xing’s online account was also gaining popularity at an alarming rate, her follower count jumping from a few thousand to over 200,000 in just two matches. Surely, with this surge in popularity, her “asking price” had also increased significantly, right?
However, ignoring the online frenzy, Lian Xing was already on an airship heading towards Wind God Academy. The journey from Youlan Academy to Wind God Academy would take two and a half days, so after helping Silver Dragon conquer the lair, she wouldn’t have time to return, having to travel directly from Wind God Academy to the Beast Tamer Association Headquarters for the official league.
At this moment, inside a luxurious airship cabin…
The golden-haired girl with starry eyes lay languidly on a rocking chair, her hair cascading down her waist, dressed in a translucent yukata, her stocking-clad legs swaying gently as she studied the Moonlight Rabbit’s current progress.
[Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer LV54]
[Agility 30, Strength 15, Reduced Stamina Consumption 5]
[Talent Tree: Each point in Agility increases the Moonlight Rabbit’s arm strength by 4x]
After reaching level 50, the second talent tree had unlocked.
Lian Xing had allocated all her training points to arm strength. For the Moonlight Rabbit, “arm strength” naturally referred to the strength of its ears, its primary means of attack!!
Lian Xing’s current goal was to get the Moonlight Rabbit to level 60 as soon as possible. Reaching level 60 would trigger a significant qualitative change. Not only would it unlock the first advanced throwing-type exclusive talent, [Wave Breaker], but it would also fulfill the Commander-Tier evolution requirement [Awaken a throwing-type exclusive talent in the second talent tree].
[Wave Breaker: The thrown object can ignore one obstacle before reaching its target.]
After unlocking this talent…
Lian Xing’s next step was something the Beast Tamers of this backwater region couldn’t comprehend.
That was — bloodline combat skills!!
Yes, she planned to make the Moonlight Rabbit learn a bloodline combat skill before even reaching Royal-Tier. Once it mastered that bloodline combat skill, the Moonlight Rabbit would be invincible within the Commander-Tier.
[Six Ears: Upon activation, creates three times the number of illusory limbs as the number of throwing appendages.]
The Wave Breaker talent…
Was one of the prerequisites for Six Ears!!!
Six Ears, one of the 13 bloodline combat skills of the Moonlight Rabbit’s Biological Species evolution path!!
The power of a bloodline combat skill usually grew alongside the pet beast’s evolution. Six Ears essentially tripled the throwing firepower, remaining useful at any stage of evolution, not becoming obsolete even after reaching Royal-Tier.
So, to learn this core ability of the throwing build, not only did Lian Xing need to provide sufficient resources, but the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer itself also had to diligently practice its throwing technique.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh, whoosh!!”
Under Lian Xing’s strict supervision, the Moonlight Rabbit, in its Juvenile form, repeatedly swung its soft ears in the spacious cabin, sharp whistling sounds filling the air. Soon, the Moonlight Rabbit was exhausted, panting and sweating, its face contorted in pain.
However, under Lian Xing’s gentle gaze, the Moonlight Rabbit struggled to its feet and continued to whip its ears through the air.
It looked like…
A big-eared bunny!!!
“The airship has arrived at its destination — Wind God Academy. Please disembark in an orderly manner!”
“The airship has arrived at its destination — Wind God Academy. Please disembark in an orderly manner!”
A few hours later, as the airship landed and the shaking subsided, the announcement echoed through the speakers. Lian Xing, half-asleep, glanced out the window and gasped in amazement.
From the airship’s landing platform, she saw a luxurious, futuristic city. Towering buildings, emblazoned with the Wind God Academy symbol, stretched as far as the eye could see, their advanced technology and prosperity seemingly 50 years ahead of Youlan Academy.
In fact, the level of technology in each academy depended on the number of Mechanical Species Beast Tamers…
A single construction-type Commander-Tier Mechanical Species could single-handedly advance an entire city’s technology in just a few years.
Unlike the quiet and spacious Youlan Academy, the city where Wind God Academy was located was bustling with people, 99% of them seemingly tourists, only 1% wearing Wind God Academy uniforms.
These were all devoted fans who had come to see Silver Dragon, one of the Ten Greats.
Last year, Silver Dragon of Wind God Academy had become famous, achieving the third rank among the Ten Greats, boosting Wind God Academy’s tourism revenue by thousands of times. Even when facing the undisputed champion, Phantom Sea Academy, in the semi-finals, Silver Dragon had single-handedly held off their three strongest members for five minutes, shocking the entire Baiyue Province league.
And now, Silver Dragon’s account had over 17 million followers, a true star even among the Ten Greats.
Combat power, beauty, entertainment value, memorable moments…all were essential for gaining the favor of the audience!!
Those with only combat power or beauty would soon be forgotten, losing endorsement deals and opportunities to cash in.
A few minutes later, after freshening up, Lian Xing left the airship with the Moonlight Rabbit on her head. She headed towards the agreed-upon meeting spot and waited.
However, as she waited patiently, two familiar figures walked past.
“…”
“…”
“Hmm?”
Catching a glimpse of a familiar figure, Wind God Academy #2, wearing a mask, turned her head abruptly, staring at Lian Xing in disbelief. Following #2’s surprised gaze, Wind God Academy #4 also frowned, looking at Lian Xing.
In the next second, her pupils constricted sharply.
Those iconic starry eyes and buns…it was undoubtedly Strongest Moonlight Rabbit!!
But why was the Captain’s “lover”, Strongest Moonlight Rabbit, here…?
“Strongest Moonlight Rabbit, are you here to see #10? Unfortunately, #10 just took three days of sick leave. She’s not even participating in the training sessions. You probably won’t be able to see her~~”
“Yeah, Wind God Academy’s pre-league training is very strict. Since #10 skipped even the training, she must be really sick!!!” Wind God Academy #2 and #4 explained.
They had been training in isolation for the past few days, unable to follow the other academies’ qualifier matches, so they were unaware of Lian Xing’s current strength.
Lian Xing hadn’t recognized them at first, as the Wind God Academy members all wore masks, making it impossible to tell who was who. But she recognized their voices.
Weren’t they the owners of the Cloud Chariot Wheel and the Translucent Phantom Dragon?
Back then, facing the level 50+ Cloud Chariot Wheel, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit and the Golden Wheel had struggled a bit, although they had easily crushed it after mutating.
But now, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, which had been constantly challenging Commander-Tier pet beasts, had already surpassed level 50, exceeding the training progress of ordinary students by three or four years. It was on a completely different level compared to them.
In fact, it was no exaggeration to say that the Cloud Chariot Wheel would likely lose all fighting spirit the moment it saw the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer.
Because pet beasts that frequently fought above their tier exuded an aura that intimidated opponents of the same tier, making them perceive them as higher-level beings.
“Mm.” Lian Xing simply nodded nonchalantly in response to their warnings.
This reaction puzzled the two Wind God Academy members.
Could it be that Strongest Moonlight Rabbit wasn’t here to meet their captain but was just…sightseeing?
Wait, could she be here to spy on them?
However, at that moment—
As they were speculating, a girl with silver hair and a mask appeared behind them. She wore the same Wind God Academy uniform and the signature featureless white mask, clearly also a member of the Wind God Academy league team.
But the silver-haired girl didn’t even notice the other two Wind God Academy members. Seeing Lian Xing, she immediately walked over excitedly.
“Beautiful, you’re finally here! Are you hungry?”
“Come on, I’ll treat you to dinner~~~”
“…”
“…”
Facing the enthusiastic Wind God Academy #10, Lian Xing was dragged away before she could even protest. Meanwhile, Wind God Academy #2 and #4 stared blankly, unable to process what they had just witnessed.
They had just seen a “critically ill” person go on a date right before their eyes.
When they had seen the Captain’s dire sick leave message, they had been worried about the impact on the Academy League…
So this was the Captain’s special sick leave…
In other words—
Maternity leave!!!
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